With 20,000 miles of track, the rail network courses through the country. With its iconic Victorian bridges and viaducts and modern engineering architecture, it helps to shape the visual history of Britain. We’re not looking for details of trains or stations, but images that show the many ways in which the railway forms some of the most impressive views of the British landscape.

Images may be submitted for this Award of the operational national rail network anywhere in Great Britain (excluding Northern Ireland).

Please note that images of any underground railway systems, light rail systems, heritage railways, disused infrastructure, pier railways or model railways are not eligible for this award.

NB: Trespassing on the railways is not only dangerous but is a criminal offence which may lead to prosecution. All images must have been taken from public access land or rights of way.

Minor digital adjustments only please, the integrity of the subject must be maintained and the making of physical changes to the landscape post production is not permitted. You may not, for example, remove fences, move trees or strip in the sky from another image. Digital adjustments including dodging & burning, changes to tone & contrast and cropping are allowed, as are High Dynamic Range imaging techniques, stitched panoramas and focus stacking. We will require the RAW file(s) or original camera jpeg(s) for any shortlisted image in these three categories and LPOTY reserves the right to disqualify any image that they feel lacks authenticity due to over-manipulation.

Coast is a new special award for 2022 in association with award partners Octopus Publishing.

Coast celebrates the marvellous British coastline, a subject for photographers that has proved so popular over the years with LPOTY entrants that we felt it deserved it's own award! Shots of the British coastline, piers and other structures found on our shoreline and of course beautiful seascapes are all welcome in this category.

Minor digital adjustments only please, the integrity of the subject must be maintained and the making of physical changes to the landscape post production is not permitted. You may not, for example, remove fences, move trees or strip in the sky from another image. Digital adjustments including dodging & burning, changes to tone & contrast and cropping are allowed, as are High Dynamic Range imaging techniques, stitched panoramas and focus stacking. We will require the RAW file(s) or original camera jpeg(s) for any shortlisted image in these three categories and LPOTY reserves the right to disqualify any image that they feel lacks authenticity due to over-manipulation.